The U.S. beat China 83-61 on Saturday to win its "fourth consecutive gold medal" at the women’s basketball World Cup. Tournament host Australia defeated Canada 95-65 to win the bronze medal. The game was a “sellout with nearly 16,000 fans -- the biggest crowd to attend a women’s World Cup game” since the inaugural tournament in 1953 in Chile. China, a "rising power in women’s basketball," won its first medal since the 1994 World Cup when the team also took the silver. After the game, the Chinese team “posed for a photo with their flag” and Chinese Basketball Association President and Basketball HOFer Yao Ming. The victory was the "30th in a row in World Cup play” for the U.S., who "haven't lost since the 2006 semifinals against Russia" (AP, 10/1).
Winning the World Championship was great. Winning it with this group was special. Proud of these young women and the way they represented our country on the world athletic stage. #USABasketball pic.twitter.com/0mPTbvkTMR
— GEN(R) Martin E. Dempsey (@Martin_Dempsey) October 1, 2022
